THE government is ramping up preparations to roll out Covid-19 vaccines, with Cabinet ministers and legislators joining frontline health workers at the front of the queue to get the first doses. This comes as the country has seen a spike in new Covid-19 infections and deaths as the country is battling to keep the second…
Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER enjanjamangezi@dailynews.co.zw THE Diabetics Association of Zimbabwe (Daz) is urging local health authorities to prioritise vulnerable groups with underlying ailments that expose them to Covid-19 when it starts rolling out vaccines against the deadly respiratory disease. In an interview, Daz spokesperson Keith Vitrino told the Daily News that people with underlying…
REAL Madrid ace Karim Benzema has praised Tino Kadewere after the Zimbabwe ended his barren spell by scoring a brace in Lyon’s 0-5 rout of St Etienne as he continues his steady rise where the Galactico also played. Kadewere had last scored for Lyon on December 23 in a 3-0 win over Nantes before hitting…
EDITOR — Zimbabwe has not been spared the Covid-19 effects. The rate of business haemorrhaging from Zimbabwe is abnormal and unbelievable as reflected by the presence of vendors who are trickling in the capital’s CBD. Despite the strict Covid-19 restrictions, pavements, are once again reduced into footpaths in evening, a sign the country’s chronic unemployment…
Twitter is asking its users for help in combating fake news. It has announced a pilot that allows people to submit notes on tweets that may be false or misleading. The initiative, named ‘Birdwatch’, is being trialled among a small group in the US initially. The firm acknowledged the new system would have to be…
MUSICIANS in Bulawayo have painted a gloomy outlook for 2021 and appealed to government for intervention. This comes as government this month imposed a 30-day lockdown to fight the second Covid-19 wave that is ravaging communities. Jazz musician Jeys Marabini said the situation is bad for musicians. “It’s been a long time now under lockdown…
Myles Matarise Lifestyle Writer & Digital Media Editor matarisem@dailynews.co.zw THE mutual love for Zimbabwean fashion sparked the idea for two young female entrepreneurs to start a fashion brand. FungaixRufaro is a new Zimbabwean fashion clothing brand that is on the rise, started by United Kingdom-based Zimbabweans, Fungai Muzoroza and Rufaro Kasukuwere. “We want to…
By OMAN MBIKO in Bangui, Central African Republic BANGUI, (CAJ News) – AS the residents of the Central African Republic (CAR) headed for the polls on December 27 to choose a new president and legislature, they were hopeful for a better future. Yet even as the incumbent President Faustin-Archange Touadéra was declared to have tentatively…
ZIMBABWE Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has urged the government to stop sending people to prison and holding cells for minor offences, saying this exposes suspects to Covid-19. ZimRights said the arrest and detention of citizens must only be a last resort to reduce exposure, infections and deaths from the virus, following reports of the…
Tamary Chikiwa in BULAWAYO CHURCHES in rural areas must team up with the government to raise Covid-19 awareness as the novel virus is now claiming lives in the countryside. Brethren in Christ Church leader Sindah Ngulube said church leaders are the immediate authorities that villagers have, hence they should be in the forefront conscientising people…
